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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC Bank London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymentofficehsbcbank@matt-johnson.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:04:03 +0100
Subject: DO YOU RECEIVE THE EMAIL WE SENT TO YOU FROM BANK????

HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.(REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And
Inheritance fund Payment Notification
FROM:HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at USD$5.5M in conjunction with British Government and HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
This decision was made last week.With this development, a woman by name (MRS:JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding Contract/Inheritance/award funds.

She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:

NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: JANET WHITE

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman of the International remittance department (Mr.Stephen Green)
His contact information are written below:

Name:Mr.Stephen Green.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45703001
Fax Number:+44-870-9741509
Email: hsbcpaymentoffice@hsbclndnoffce.org

For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full following information below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME__________________
2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY_______________________
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE
NUMBER_________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Alex Hungate.
HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

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